In an announcement published last week, Nokia’s Valtteri Halla revealed that Intel and Nokia are planning to launch the public MeeGo source code repository by the end of the month. The MeeGo project began to take shape last month when Intel and Nokia announced plans to merge their respective Linux-based mobile computing platforms into a single open source software project. The unified software platform, which consists of technology from Maemo and Moblin, will be designed for use on a wide range of device form factors and will support both ARM and x86 architectures.
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MeeGo code coming in March, will run on Atom boards and N900
Apple came out swinging Tuesday against smartphone maker HTC, filing a federal lawsuit and a
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Apple vs HTC: proxy fight over Android could last years
Pink, the long rumored Microsoft-branded (but not Microsoft-manufactured) phone(s) that features premium mobile services ( think Zune ) and has also been referred to as Zune phone, is all but officially confirmed now, thanks to leaked third-party marketing materials obtained by Gizmodo . Microsoft did not announce anything regarding the device when it showed off Windows Phone 7 Series , but these documents lay out a promotional plan for Pink in detail, and while they don’t talk about specs or software details, they do shed some light on the upcoming mobile phone
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Microsoft Pink phone reportedly exists, coming to Verizon
Joel Tenenbaum, the second P2P defendant to take his case to trial in the US, may never pay the $675,000 judgment currently filed against him—but someone on his legal team will soon be paying something . Judge Nancy Gertner has ruled that both Tenenbaum and his lawyer, Harvard Law’s Charles Nesson, are “jointly and severally liable” for some fees incurred by the RIAA during the trial. The ruling comes after the defense team inexplicably posted the very songs at issue in the case to the Internet, and Nesson posted a public link on his blog for anyone to download them
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Charles Nesson, scourge of the labels, now must pay them
TiVo may have pioneered the home DVR market, but its leading position hasn’t helped it stave off competition from cable providers, who have offered bundled services that integrate with their broadcast offerings, and avoid the up-front investment in hardware. The company announced on Tuesday a revamped hardware and software combination that it hopes will help it regain some momentum. The new products feature greater integration with Internet content, increased interactivity, and better support for HDTVs, all run by an interface developed using Adobe Flash
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TiVo turns the DVR into a Flash-based app platform
A couple of weeks ago, we ran an article on the various overbroad copyright notices one finds in books and on TV sports. You know the sort of thing—”any other use of this telecast or any pictures, descriptions, or accounts of the game without the NFL’s consent is prohibited.” The piece focused on a pair of lawyers who had complained about such notices back in 2007, and we wanted to know what had happened with those complaints. The short answer: not much.
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Why we tweaked our copyright notice
Parents of Internet- or TV-addicted teens finally have confirmation of something they have long suspected: the more screen exposure teenagers get, the more detached they are from those around them. Those are the findings of a paper set to be published in the March issue of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine , which examined the relationship between adolescent screen time and social involvement with parents and peers. Though the paper doesn’t quite say that Internet and TV are the cause of the detachment, it’s clear that the two are related
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Detached teens use Internet and TV more—or vice versa?
New research shows that ingesting oxygen-enriched alcoholic beverages can help the body metabolize them faster than normal drinks, without affecting how well or quickly the body absorbs the drink in the first place. While the process might produce a less-intense hangover, oxygenated drinks that dissipate more rapidly won’t exactly help customers get their money’s worth.
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Oxygen-enriched booze makes for less-intense hangover
